in which a benign presence

bestows mankind a thoughtful existence

in which an enlightened state of mind 

a life spent in work and contemplation

allows a state of being some might call nirvana

in which tenets are not required

for mankind is not inherently sinful

evil is an aberration

in which there will be those 

who cannot not cause pain in this life

in which a life of contemplation

is made difficult by pain inflicted

in which a higher state of being

is that much richer for the struggle

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